Open AccessA Dissecting Aneurysm of the Posteroinferior Cerebellar Artery: Case Report
Author(s) -
Jafar J. Jafar,
Toshifumi Kamiryo,
Bennie W. Chiles,
Peter Kim Nelson
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1097/00006123-199808000-00107
Subject(s) - medicine , subarachnoid hemorrhage , posterior inferior cerebellar artery , aneurysm , dissection (medical) , pica (typography) , radiology , ectasia , surgery , cerebral angiography , cerebellar artery , angiography , world wide web , computer science
We present a patient who experienced a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to a dissecting aneurysm of the right posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA). The use of an encircling clip in treating the aneurysm while preserving supply to brain stem perforators originating near the dissecting segment and the distal PICA territory was key in the operative management.